Manufacture Alabama announced Thursday its endorsement of Rhett Marques to represent Alabama’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Manufacture Alabama is proud to endorse Representative Marques for his deep understanding and commitment to our state’s manufacturing industry,” said President Jon Barganier. “Rhett has been a steadfast supporter of our industry for years and has worked tirelessly while in the Legislature to ensure we have a business climate conducive to the growth, investment and sustainability of manufacturers who are so vital to our state’s economy and the local communities they call home.”
“I am honored to have earned the endorsement of Manufacture Alabama,” Marques said. “I will always put Alabama first and support domestic manufacturing. I am looking forward to going to Congress to fight to return good paying manufacturing jobs that have been outsourced. Alabama has the best workforce in the country and I will make it a priority to ensure that American manufacturers know that the best place for them to manufacture their goods is right here, on American soil.”
Marques, a longtime small business owner and state representative since 2018, “has demonstrated a strong commitment to the issues critical to manufacturing, including strong support for workforce development through the need to invest in training, apprenticeships and career pathways for manufacturing jobs. He has a proven track record of supporting infrastructure investment and improved logistics, which are vital for Alabama manufacturers to remain competitive globally. He has a willingness to advocate for pro-growth tax and regulatory policies that lower manufacturing costs and encourage capital investment in Alabama,” Manufacture Alabama shared.
